Fabaceae

Calycotome villosa

Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Link

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Calicotome

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Calycotome villosa (Calicotome villosa) — FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)

aeb: ڨندول
Arabic: قندول شعري
arz: قندول شعرى
Dutch: Aspalathos
English: Calycotome villosa
Greek: Ασπάλαθος, Σπαλαθκιά
Hebrew: קידה שעירה, קדה שעירה
Italian: Calycotome villosa
Spanish: Erguene, Herguen, Herguenes, Hérguenes, Jerguen, Jerguenes, Jerguén, Jérguenes

Synonyms

Calicotome cretica C.Presl
Calicotome spinosa subsp. villosa (Poir.) Rouy
Calicotome spinosa var. genuina Rouy
Calicotome spinosa var. macrantha Rouy
Calicotome spinosa var. villosa (Poir.) Fiori & Paol.
Calicotome villosa var. cretica (C.Presl) Rothm.
Calicotome villosa var. genuina Rothm.
Cytisus lanigerus DC.
Cytisus preslii Nyman
Genista lanigera (DC.) Scheele
Genista villosa (Poir.) Spach
Laburnum lanigerum J.Presl
Lygoplis villosum (Poir.) Raf.
Spartium lanigerum Desf.
Spartium spinosum Brot.
Spartium villosum Poir.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Juraj Ahel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ariel Palmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.